PAST EXHIBITIONS

Cover-UPs: collaborative photography by david baerwalde and alex martinez

SEPTEMBER 26 - NOVEMBER 7, 2018

This collaborative project by artist David Baerwalde and fashion photographer Alex Martinez is presented in conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography 2018.

Presented are altered photographs which have been torn, taped, and repaired after the removal of the original subjects. Martinez provides out-takes from his professional photo shoots, which are then printed for Baerwalde to work with in a collage-like manner. The two edit from the resulting new artworks. The best results are re-photographed and re-printed as minimal landscapes with mysterious disappearances and “cover-ups.” Nature is so often used as an attractive backdrop for models promoting products. Here, the artists attempt to recapture a certain lost beauty and idealism from before the commercial age.

Curated by Karen Tauches

Meditation in space and time: textiles by junco sato pollack

AUGUST 16 - SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This exhibition presents Junco Sato Pollack’s Sky Cloud and Kinhin series. These series are inspired by the Zen spiritual practice of Sutra chanting and internalized stitching as meditation. Pollack finds the repetitive action of chanting and stitching to be a metaphor for Sutras, Mantras, breath, life force, and meditation. “When extended over time, stitch-by-stitch and layer-by-layer, these actions transform into artwork depicting a complete universe, micro- and macro- energy fields, and the mindscape,” states Pollack.

The resulting work reveals joyous, spontaneous and unaltered traces on textile substrates: that of mind-thought imprints; that of pure contemplation over time and space; and that of electro-magnetic energy mapping. It is her intention that the exhibition will invite contemplation and a still mind, as a Zen master might say, "as still water of a pond reflects the sun and the moon."

Curated by Marianne Lambert

The Summer Swan invitational:

ceramics, fibers, and folk art

MAY 31 – AUGUST 10, 2018

The Summer Swan Invitational has been a popular annual exhibition at the Swan Coach House Gallery since 2011, selling art that is beautiful, usable and affordable. This year's exhibit has a new curator, Karen Tauches, who incorporates a few favorite participants from the past and adds some fresh, new blood.

“For this exhibition, I’ve selected works for sale which employ craft materials and/or aesthetics. Some are conceptual; others are not. Juxtaposing functional, trans-functional, and non-functional work from over 50 artists, I’m hoping to express how categories freely overlap from fine art to ceramics for everyday use--all of which are highly valuable in a world gone virtual,” said Tauches. “Artists today do not fall neatly into categories. Traditionally, their artworks fit into either Art or Craft, Folk or Fine, Trained or Untrained. However, I think many works have elements of both or more. In this way, new 21st century hybrids will eventually transcend the old polarizing labels.”

In Be Not Afraid, Andrew Boatright exhibits a sculptural installation in which he presents his first ever work of life-size, figurative sculpture. Departing from his use of abstract gestures and forms, this new approach directly expresses the personal and theological underpinnings latent in his previous work.

Through the image of the crucifixion, Boatright focuses directly on the archetypal Christian image of suffering and humiliation. His present work gives focused attention to the idea of “self-emptying” as a means to new life. Therefore, the giving over of life at the moment of death is, paradoxically, the means through which new life is given.

The title of the show is meant to provide viewers with a hopeful lens through which to view the work, and an affirmation of the radical power of powerlessness. Boatright’s sculpture is a contemporary take on historical imagery where the marginalized, oppressed and weak are symbolically present in the broken body of Jesus.

Beyond Words

FEBRUARY 22 - APRIL 6, 2018

Art is a visual language. Its aim: to communicate. BEYOND WORDS explores how artists combine images and words to produce thoughts and feelings not generated by either alone. There is a space between the two that offers possibilities and inspiration to the artist where words are a catalyst for visual expression. Combining written text with images has a long history in art. This exhibition pushes the boundaries for viewers accustomed to finding meaning in visual images and for artists who use words as inspiration, commentary, design and poetic dialogue.

“The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do.” –James Baldwin

INNER SPACE

Printmaking Exhibition

FEBRUARY 23 – MARCH 31, 2017

*Curated by JOE TSAMBIRAS & MARIANNE LAMBERT

MIXED USE / GAUDI JU-JU

JESS JONES / LILLIAN BLADES

JANUARY 12 – FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Presented are two solo shows in one! Both contemporary artists JESS JONES and LILLIAN BLADES are highly informed by the traditions of Quilting and Craft. Jones cares for and completes quilts left at thrift stores around Atlanta. Blades conjoins the spiritual with the vernacular in an intense “architecture of objects.”

*Curated by KAREN TAUCHES

LITTLE THINGS!

NOVEMBER 10 – DECEMBER 30, 2016

Hundreds of Small, collectible works by a wide range of Emerging and Established Artists from the community, on sale for the Holidays.*Curated by Marianne Lambert

VENT/ PETER BAHOUTH

SEPTEMBER 29 – NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The stereoscopic landscapes and portraits in “VENT” are a photographic response to the heat and pressure felt today on a personal, political and planetary level.

Curated by Marianne Lambert.

SYSTEMS

AUGUST 11 – SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Amie Laurel Esslinger & Lauren Peterson

Curated by Marianne Lambert.

THE SUMMER SWAN INVITATIONAL

Ceramics and Handmade Objects

JUNE 2 – JULY 30, 2016

Curated by Marianne Lambert.

An exhibition and sale of glass, ceramics, fiber, and handmade objects by both established and emerging artists from Georgia. This year curator Marianne Lambert will feature the work of the

SERIOUSLY FUNNY

Political Cartoons and Illustrations by ALEJANDRO AGUILERA

FEB 25 – APRIL 8, 2016

Curated by Marianne Lambert

Humor has long been a part of the culture and character of the Cuban people and is used as a form of coping with their oppression. The images in this exhibition are amusing and reflective rather than mocking or ironical. They are tools of communication that Aguilera produces everyday since leaving his homeland.

ABSTRACTION X 2Paintings by Heather Greenway & Stacie Rose

AUG 13 -SEPT 18, 2015

Curated by Marianne Lambert

SUMMER SWAN INVITATIONAL

Contemporary Southern Pottery and Handmade Objects

JUNE 4 – AUG 5, 2015

“PLASTIQUE” AMANDINE DROUET

APRIL 16 – MAY 27, 2015

2014-2015 Emerging Artist Award Winner Amandine Drouet produced an entire body of work made from this disregarded material; All of it gathered locally from her neighborhood and friends. Aware of plastic’s negative impact on the natural environment, the artist hopes to raise awareness and encourage attitudes of re-use.

Work from Finalists Jessica Caldas, Chris Chambers, Henry Detweiler, and Chantelle Rytter were also on display.

FAF 50TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION

FEB 27 – MAR 20, 2015

Presented were images and texts regarding the gifts the Forward Arts Foundation gave to various Atlanta Art Insititutions since its inception (High Museum, Michael Carlos Museum, Botanical Gardens, Beltine, MOCA GA, the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. Etc). Additional information was provided about the Orly Crash and the connection between the Forward Arts Foundation and the High Museum.

“A COLLECTION OF COLLECTIONS”LUCINDA BUNNEN

JAN 15 – FEB 20, 2015

This exhibition is the second in a series of three that honor the work of Atlanta photographer, philanthropist, and art collector, Lucinda Bunnen. Beyond her interest in collecting art, Bunnen is a prodigious collector of many things. Presented here were a series of 27 photographs that she created which assemble and document some of her many collections.

LITTLE THINGS 2014

NOV 13, 2014 – JAN 2, 2015

This annual exhibition is The Swan Coach House Gallery’s most popular event! The walls are covered with a wild assortment of artworks on sale for the holidays, in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, fiber, and ceramics. Collect small works by Atlanta’s most importantartists, as well as discover new emerging talent. Curated by Marianne Lambert.

“RECODE. PLAY. LOOP.”

BOJANA GINN

SEPT 24, 2014 – OCT 31, 2014

Reflecting on the concept of DNA as a code of life, Ginn explores the idea of drawing as code. Her multimedia installation reveals the process of repetition and mutation, by which drawing is recoded into sculpture, sculpture into drawing, drawing into video, and installation into photography.

“TERRA FLORA”

PAM ROGERS

AUG 13 – SEPT 19, 2014

Roger’s nature-based work is strongly influenced by Botanical Illustration, Art History and Anthropology. Paintings, drawings, sculpture and installation of botanic imagery are conceptually based on the deconstruction of relationships, events, and personal moments. Her work examines the relationships between people, plants, and place.